8. On a map, Jenia draws a segment from her home to her school. She measures

this segment and finds it is 3 cm. She knows her home is 0.5 mi from school.

What is the scale of her map in cm/mi?

A. 6

B. 3

C. 13

D. 16

Question

Mathematics

Lauryn Hurley

31 July, 17:24

8. On a map, Jenia draws a segment from her home to her school. She measures

this segment and finds it is 3 cm. She knows her home is 0.5 mi from school.

What is the scale of her map in cm/mi?

A. 6

B. 3

C. 13

D. 16

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Answers (1)

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Destiney Schwartz · Answer 1

We already know the measurements and the order of the ratios making it

3/.5 so we turn that into a division problem and divide 3 b. 5

and our final answer is 6

8. On a map, Jenia draws a segment from her home to her school. She measuresthis segment and finds it is 3 cm. She knows her home is 0.5 mi from school.What is the scale of her map in cm/mi?A. 6B. 3C. 13D. 16

8. On a map, Jenia draws a segment from her home to her school. She measures

this segment and finds it is 3 cm. She knows her home is 0.5 mi from school.

What is the scale of her map in cm/mi?

A. 6

B. 3

C. 13

D. 16